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Rhyl Journal
24-05-2025
- Rhyl Journal
Casualty flown to hospital after incident on Prestatyn beach
Rhyl Coastguard sent a rescue helicopter to Barkby Beach yesterday afternoon (May 22), with witnesses having told the Journal that a man had "fallen from a wooden walkway" and 'hit his head on rocks'. Flint Coastguard Rescue Team, St John Ambulance and Rhyl's RNLI crew also attended the incident. A Rhyl Coastguard statement read: "Yesterday afternoon, team members were tasked to a medical incident on the beach. "The casualty was conveyed by Coastguard rescue helicopter 936 to hospital. "We wish the casualty a speedy recovery."
The Star
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Nintendo plans to sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles in a year
The successor to Nintendo's beloved Switch console is launching in June. The Japanese games company now making a guess as to how many consoles it's going to sell. — Photo: Benedikt Wenck/dpa TOKYO: Nintendo expects to sell 15 million units of its new Switch 2 gaming console by March 2026, when the company's financial year ends, according to its first sales forecast for the long-awaited new gaming generation. Even after the new Switch 2 is released at the beginning of June, Nintendo also plans to sell 4.5 million units of various versions of the first Switch, launched in 2017, by March 2026. Nintendo had to delay pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the important US market due to import tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. The Japanese company was uncertain whether it would need to adjust the price. In the end, the price of the Switch 2 remained unchanged at US$450 (RM1,936), but Nintendo increased the price of some accessories in the US. The new Switch brings a slightly larger format than its predecessor, with the LCD screen measuring 7.9 inches diagonally. In handheld mode, the LCD screen offers Full HD (1080p) resolution and displays up to 120 frames per second (fps). HDR, ray tracing and DLSS are supported. Nintendo has not yet disclosed the exact chips used in the console. However, they are said to be significantly more powerful than those in the predecessor. The Joy-Con 2 controllers are also slightly larger. They no longer slide into a rail on the side of the device but instead attach magnetically to the Switch. The console's biggest launch title is likely to be Mario Kart World , which will cost at least €80 (RM386) depending on the version. – dpa
BBC News
18-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Would-be sheep rescuer ends up stranded on Balcary Point cliffs
A livestock owner who tried to rescue two of her sheep which had got stuck on cliffs in south-west Scotland had to be airlifted to safety after getting stranded incident happened at Balcary Point near Auchencairn in Dumfries and Galloway at about 14:30 on Portpatrick, Ballantrae, Portling, Isle of Whithorn and Kirkcudbright coastguard teams were called out as well as a helicopter and Kippford woman was winched to a place of safety on the clifftop unharmed and the rescue teams stood down. The fate of the sheep remains unclear. Stewart Bryden, senior coastal operations officer with HM Coastguard, said the woman - who was local to the area - thought she would be able to rescue the animals herself. "She went to see if she could bring two sheep back up," he in the process she ended getting stranded herself and rescue services were called out."If your dog or sheep gets stuck on the coast don't try and attempt the rescue yourself," added Mr was the first callout of the year for Kippford RNLI which said initial reports were that someone had fallen from the cliff."It was soon established that the person was uninjured but unable to move up or down from their position," it said in a rescue was complicated with sea swells of up to three metres (10ft) making access to the base of the cliff "tricky". However, the lifeboat crew was able to speak to the stranded woman and provide reassurance that help was on its way."Rescue Helicopter 936 arrived on scene and was able to winch the casualty from their position to a place of safety on the clifftop," said the Kippford RNLI statement"Thankfully they were unharmed and able to speak to the coastguard teams on scene."The crews were then able to return to their respective Panteli, Kippford RNLI Helm, said: "This was a great example of how different search and rescue agencies work together for a successful outcome."We train regularly with our neighbouring coastguard team and it was great that we could provide backup and reassurance during this incident whilst the coastguard team carried out the rescue."
